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Lowest median household income, Iowa counties · 2010

Iowa counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Appanoose County, IAIA12,077$34,689+21%

02Wayne County, IAIA6,738$35,425+21%

03Decatur County, IAIA7,655$37,138+36%

04Montgomery County, IAIA10,002$38,624+16%

05Floyd County, IAIA14,901$39,467+12%

06Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$40,073+29%

07Wapello County, IAIA35,210$40,093+25%

08Taylor County, IAIA5,835$40,300+29%

09Adams County, IAIA3,617$40,368+33%

10Page County, IAIA14,856$40,778+15%

11Webster County, IAIA36,838$40,806+15%

12Cass County, IAIA12,960$40,820+24%

13Union County, IAIA11,829$40,879+28%

14Fayette County, IAIA19,047$41,055+27%

15Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663$41,372+10%

16Monona County, IAIA8,539$41,398+25%

17Calhoun County, IAIA9,562$41,611+25%

18Winnebago County, IAIA10,251$41,871+9%

19Des Moines County, IAIA38,077$41,937+14%

20Henry County, IAIA19,349$41,983+7%

21Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819$42,105+26%

22Emmet County, IAIA9,107$42,286+27%

23Ringgold County, IAIA4,642$42,336+45%

24Lee County, IAIA32,306$42,444+17%

25Jackson County, IAIA19,288$42,489+23%

26Keokuk County, IAIA9,797$42,698+25%

27Audubon County, IAIA5,509$42,717+33%

28Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899$42,800+32%

29Sac County, IAIA9,525$42,986+31%

30Lucas County, IAIA8,847$43,005+39%

31Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449$43,182+22%

32Monroe County, IAIA7,406$43,245+24%

33Greene County, IAIA8,658$43,286+28%

34Clay County, IAIA16,202$43,542+22%

35Osceola County, IAIA5,980$43,889+28%

36O'Brien County, IAIA14,220$44,018+23%

37Wright County, IAIA12,801$44,035+22%

38Shelby County, IAIA11,689$44,085+18%

39Jefferson County, IAIA15,291$44,167+30%

40Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532$44,178+19%

41Woodbury County, IAIA106,649$44,343+15%

42Crawford County, IAIA16,237$44,377+31%

43Ida County, IAIA6,777$44,521+28%

44Cherokee County, IAIA11,369$44,635+27%

45Hardin County, IAIA16,455$44,694+26%

46Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372$44,741+25%

47Franklin County, IAIA9,868$44,863+24%

48Mahaska County, IAIA21,880$45,025+21%

49Adair County, IAIA7,403$45,202+28%

50Marshall County, IAIA39,890$45,232+18%

51Humboldt County, IAIA9,409$45,282+19%

52Clarke County, IAIA9,574$45,596+32%

53Clayton County, IAIA16,845$45,873+35%

54Howard County, IAIA9,415$46,068+33%

55Clinton County, IAIA46,002$46,170+23%

56Hamilton County, IAIA14,944$46,188+19%

57Tama County, IAIA16,796$46,288+24%

58Jasper County, IAIA38,153$46,396+11%

59Davis County, IAIA9,230$46,597+42%

60Allamakee County, IAIA14,238$46,623+37%

61Delaware County, IAIA17,674$47,078+27%

62Fremont County, IAIA6,522$47,225+23%

63Hancock County, IAIA10,528$47,318+26%

64Carroll County, IAIA20,303$47,507+27%

65Butler County, IAIA14,049$47,702+33%

66Jones County, IAIA21,253$47,955+28%

67Story County, IAIA101,291$48,248+19%

68Kossuth County, IAIA14,322$48,277+40%

69Mitchell County, IAIA10,650$48,506+39%

70Dubuque County, IAIA99,381$48,573+23%

71Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996$48,728+22%

72Lyon County, IAIA12,354$49,506+34%

73Boone County, IAIA26,799$49,578+22%

74Worth County, IAIA7,338$49,673+36%

75Scott County, IAIA175,259$49,964+17%

76Guthrie County, IAIA10,782$50,090+37%

77Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$50,174+29%

78Louisa County, IAIA10,416$50,457+29%

79Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733$50,693+30%

80Washington County, IAIA22,667$50,710+30%

81Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368$50,998+35%

82Muscatine County, IAIA41,853$51,025+22%

83Harrison County, IAIA14,623$51,303+35%

84Johnson County, IAIA160,044$51,380+28%

85Sioux County, IAIA36,774$51,557+27%

86Buchanan County, IAIA20,883$51,961+37%

87Madison County, IAIA17,270$53,183+27%

88Marion County, IAIA34,192$53,370+26%

89Linn County, IAIA232,028$53,674+16%

90Cedar County, IAIA18,359$54,321+29%

91Benton County, IAIA26,004$54,726+29%

92Bremer County, IAIA25,296$55,676+36%

93Iowa County, IAIA16,504$56,053+36%

94Polk County, IAIA516,546$56,094+22%

95Grundy County, IAIA12,361$56,184+43%

96Plymouth County, IAIA25,697$56,379+35%

97Mills County, IAIA14,793$59,481+40%

98Warren County, IAIA57,331$62,034+23%

99Dallas County, IAIA118,457$67,037+38%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES